DBR Announces 2020 Professional Excellence Award Honorees
Postponed by the coronavirus, the Daily Business Review announces its annual Professional Excellence Award honorees and plans a recognition event on Oct. 7.
May 04, 2020 at 01:20 PM
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Three veteran Florida litigators are finalists for the Daily Business Review's annual Attorney of the Year award for their work in vastly different areas.
Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez coordinated a review of thousands of court files for clients convicted in Biscayne Park cases. The forensic mission was undertaken after the police chief and several subordinates were convicted of framing people to close unsolved cases for four years.
Sigrid McCawley of Boies Schiller Flexner took on the task of representing women who were abused by Jeffrey Epstein as children but were dismissed for years simply as unbelievable.
John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan has taken a place on the national class-action stage, notably in data breach cases, after helping engineer an $85 million settlement with Yahoo.
The top award winner will be announced at the DBR's annual Professional Excellence Awards event set for Oct. 7 at the Rusty Pelican in Miami. More than 70 honorees will be recognized for their work in litigation and transactions and as in-house counsel. New categories recognize attorneys for mentoring and social impact.
Normally a spring gathering, the event was postponed due to the public-distancing restrictions ordered in response to the coronavirus epidemic.
While we navigate these uncertain times, we want to focus attention on the positive work of Florida's legal community. It's easy to lose sight of the hard work accomplished by the state's legal professionals in 2019, and we want to shine a light on those achievements.
The events team is working hard to ensure the safety of our guests, and more information about the measures we are implementing will be communicated shortly.
Here are the honorees:
Attorney of the Year finalists
Carlos Martinez, Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office
Sigrid McCawley, Boies Schiller Flexner
John Yanchunis, Morgan & Morgan
Lifetime achievement
Benjamine Reid, Carlton Fields
Barry Richard, Greenberg Traurig
Roberta Stanley, Brinkley Morgan
Distinguished leaders
Mitchell Berger, Berger Singerman
Barry Davidson, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Pedro Freyre, Akerman
Martin Goldberg, Lash Goldberg
Stuart Grossman, Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen
JoLinda Herring, Bryant Miller Olive
Yosbel Ibarra, Greenberg Traurig
Bob Kelley, Kelley|Uustal
Jay Kim, Kim Vaughan Lerner
Leslie Kroeger, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
Mark Neuberger, Foley & Lardner
Robert Parks, The Law Offices of Robert L. Parks
Joseph Serota, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
Stuart Singer, Boies Schiller Flexner
Marty Steinberg, Hogan Lovells
Sidney Stubbs, Jones Foster
John Sumberg, Bilzin Sumberg
Jeffrey Tew, Rennert Vogel Mandler & Rodriguez
Best mentors
Beth Alcalde, Akerman
Christopher Bellows, Holland & Knight
Jezabel Lima, Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman
Lori Hartglass, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Yolanda Cash Jackson, Becker & Poliakoff
Innovators
Avery Chapman, Equine Law Group
Josias Dewey, Holland & Knight
Michele DeStefano, LawWithoutWalls
Social impact
Mike Bedke, DLA Piper
Stanley Price, Bilzin Sumberg
Real estate transactions
Greenberg Traurig
Nelson Mullins Broad and Cassel
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
In-house legal department
Department of the Year – Amex, Michelle Visiedo
Corporate Compliance – Corporate Creations, Frank Rodriguez
Diversity – Sony Pictures Television Latin America, Sira Veciana-Muino
Community Service – Broward College, Lacey Hofmeyer
Solo – PAMM, Terry Vento
On the Rise – Mi9 Retail, Karina DuQuesne
13th Floor Investments, Dan Daley
Litigation Departments
Departments of the Year:
Bilzin Sumberg
Podhurst Orseck
Intellectual property: Agentis
Products Liability/Mass Torts: Schlesinger Law Offices
Labor and Employment: Bryant Miller Olive
Real Estate or other: Kluger Kaplan
On the Rise
Todd Baker, Steinger Greene & Feiner
Steven Blickensderfer, Carlton Fields
Erin Bohannon, Kluger Kaplan
Kristen Corpion, CORPLaw
Andrea DeField, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Isabel Diaz, Holland & Knight
Blake Dolman, Krupnick Campbell
Kristin Drecktrah Paz, Shutts & Bowen
Patricia M. Flanagan, Fox Rothschild
Alicia Holden, Wargo French
Alen Hsu, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
Adam Kemper, Greenspoon Marder
Erin Kolmansberger, Nelson Mullins
Javier Lopez, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton
Lori Lustrin, Bilzin Sumberg
Michal Meiler, Ver Ploeg & Marino
Veronica Meza, GrayRobinson
Rachel Nanes, DLA PIper
Bryan Paschal, Rivero Mestre
Pravin Patel, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Lara Rios, Holland & Knight
Kyle Teal, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Jonathan Weiss, Squire Patton Boggs
Julia Wyda, Brinkley Morgan
Reggie Zachariah, Greenberg Traurig
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